February 2005

This accident was yet another that involved more than one person caught at a time. Unless it is absolutely necessary, we backcountry skiers need to keep our groups spread out, and expose only one person at a time to even moderate avy hazard

Perhaps it’s my imagination, but it seems that in the 14 years of raising our child, I’ve spent an awful lot of time trying to figure out how to make sure he doesn’t accidentally venture out of bounds when he’s skiing by himself. Yes, the boundaries are marked

Despite their selective amnesia about things such as military tactics, you have to give the French props for remembering how to enjoy their skiing. I’d like to visit this place! It sounds like they know how to design a resort.…

Gonzo journalism department: Famed writer and self proclaimed weirdo Hunter Thompson shot himself today in his home near here. The local press frenzy has been incredible — totally over the top in a kind of perverse hero worship that is…

Law of unintended consequences: Some years ago, environmentalists pushed for creation of small pocket wilderness areas in the Utah Wasatch mountains. Such legal wilderness is frequently too far from road access for much human-powered winter recreation such as backcountry skiing.…